Patania sabinusalis explained

Patania sabinusalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Australia, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu, Equateur, Orientale), Kenya, the Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Sri Lanka, India, Borneo, Java, Fiji, New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands,[2] Taiwan[3] and Japan.

The larvae feed on Boehmeria nivea, Urera hypselodendron, Triumfetta species, Cypholophus macrocephalus, Pipturus sp. and Musa textilis (Manila hemp).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Patania sabinusalis (Walker, 1859) . Afromoths . January 30, 2018.
  3. http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Pyraustinae/Pleuroptya_sabinusalis.html Japanese Moths
  4. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pim/pdf/pim11.pdf